As the commentators in a recent American updating of the traditional Passover Haggadah point out, people who identify as Jews have a much easier time these days thinking of themselves as choosers than as chosen.
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Sophia Rosenfeld
September 26,
Literary Hub,
26 Sep. 2025
But even with older voters, Takaichi is highly popular.
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Hanako Montgomery,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
This decision from the Virginia court, although made on purely procedural grounds, is likely to increase anxiety among some Maryland legislators who are nervous about adopting their own new map, which is designed to create one additional seat controlled by Democratic voters.
Smith is one of only a handful of Black referees in NFL history to lead a Super Bowl crew.
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Terrance Friday,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2026
The boys’ team helped set up the gym, ran score tables, assisted referees, reset the mats for title matches, and sat mat-side cheering throughout the finals.
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Stephanie Ogilvie,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
Ten members ended 2025 with stock market returns far exceeding the S&P, the Dow, the Nasdaq or what legendary stock pickers like Warren Buffet achieve.
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Betsy McCaughey,
Boston Herald,
13 Jan. 2026
The earnings season that kicks off next week looms large for stock pickers, and could cement the recent broadening out of the bull market.
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